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Mild-swept by zvinds with healing on their zvings. 
Clear mirror in their depths the pine-clad heights 
And lull the senses by their munnurings." 



POOLE BROS. CHICAGO. 



r^AGKiNAG Island. 





ACKIN AC Island is 






situated where the 
three great lakes, 
Superior, Michigan and 
Huron, mingle their waters, 
and consequently enjoys 
cool breezes all summer. 

The island is about nine 
miles in circumference. 
One hundred and three acres 
of this area are used for a 
military reservation and the remainder the 
government has, with a just appreciation of its 
wonderful attractions, reserved for a National 
Park. 

Mackinac, surrounded by the blue-green 
waves which divide the two peninsulas that 
compose the State of Michigan, unites in 
itself all the glories, beauties and advantages 
that constitute an ideal Summer Resort. 

Imagery and metaphor have been exhausted 
in attempting to describe its manifold attrac- 
tions. "Queen of Enchantment," "The Tour- 
ists' Paradise," "Siren of Summer Land," 
"Gem of the Straits," "Fairy Island of 
Romance," are some of the many names 
bestowed upon it by countless admirers. 

This rocky perch of land towers at its high- 
est point three hundred feet above the waves 
that ever rise and fall around it, singing 
sweetest lullabys or deepening into the omin- 



ous roar of storm-driven breakers. It is at its 
post like a sleepless sentinel, always "on duty," 
keeping watch over the great expanse of 
water that is called "The Gateway of the 
West." Or, like another Statue of Liberty, 
carved by the hand of Nature, watching the 
wealth and products of the great Northwest 
pass by to supply our own and other nations. 
Majestic in strength, "the Wonderful Isle" has 
watched countless years glide by, and from 
the Indian dug-out, filled with dusky warriors 
and the daring French voyageurs seeking 
new lands and adventures, on down to the 
present, with its mighty steamships, sailing 
craft, gay yachts and dancing row-boats, it has 
witnessed a never-ending procession which 
typifies the spirit of progress, and the growth 
and development of our nation. 

Apart from all the romance and loveliness 
of this wonderful isle are the historic associa- 
tions connected with it, and when we hear the 
student of history talk familiarly of Marquette, 
Hennepin, Nicollet and La Salle, we find it 
hard to realize that they were here before the 
Mayflower brought the Puritans to Plymouth. 

The old fort stands on a rocky eminence 
above the town and is garrisoned by a small 
body of United States troops. Old block- 
houses pierced with port-holes still remain on 
the battlements, dating back through more 
than a century. 



SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



Tourists will be sure to visit the many points 
of interest — Arch Rock, Fort Holmes, British 
Landing, Lovers' Leap, Maiden's Rock, Devil's 
Kitchen, Chimney Rock, Sugar Loaf, Scott's 
Cave, the old Battle Ground, Robinson's 



Folly, etc., familiar to many through works 
of history and fiction. 

All of Northern Michigan's many attrac- 
tions are within easy reach. Powerful steam 
ferries run in connection with the Grand 




GRAND HOTEL. MACKINAC ISLAND. 



Rapids & Indiana Railroad from Mackinaw by but one in America — may be reached every 

City to the Island and St. Ignace. Bois Blanc day and some of the points nearly every hour 

Island, Skilligalee Light, Point St. Helena in the day. 

Light, the Cheneaux, or Spectacle Reef Light The hotel accommodations on the Island 

— the finest on the Great Lakes and surpassed will this season be all that could be desired 



SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



The large new hotel, The Grand, will open 
about June 25th. The hotel is located on a 
bluff two hundred feet above the lake, over- 
looking the Straits. It is 650 feet in length, 
four stories in height, has all modern conven- 
iences and will accommodate one thousand 
guests. 

The other hotels are the John Jacob Astor 
House, Island House, Mission House, The 
New Mackinac, The New Murray, Lake View, 
Palmer House, Grand Central, etc. 

As a health resort this Island cannot be sur- 
passed, and the testimony of every one who 
has visited it is unanimous in its praise. Dr. 
Wm. A. Hammond has written of its merits, 
and Lieut. Greeley, the Arctic hero, in an 
article published in Scribner s Magazine , entitled 
"Where Shall We Spend the Summer?" 
names Mackinac as pre-eminent in possessing 
the cool, dry, bracing air necessary to health. 

Across the Straits and about five miles 
northwest of Mackinac Island is ST. IGNACE. 
It is a very old town, having been first settled 
in 1671. It is the terminus of a division of 
the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad, 
by means of which all points may be reached 
in the Upper Peninsula. The Pictured Rocks 
on Lake Superior, a little off from this road, 
are well worth visiting, the scenery being 
especially grand and full of interest. 

One hundred and fifty miles from St. Ignace 
is MARQUETTE, the finest and largest city 
of the Upper Peninsula, named in honor of 
Pere Marquette. It occupies a commanding 
site overlooking Lake Superior and is a popu- 
lar Summer Resort. The celebrated copper, 
iron and gold mines of this peninsula are 
located but a short distance from the city. 



LES CHENEAUX ISLANDS. 

This archipelago of more than four hundred 
beautiful islands is reached from Mackinac by 
daily steamers, being located from fourteen to 
twenty miles distant and adjacent to the main 
land of the Upper Peninsula. They are fre- 
quently compared to the Thousand Islands of 
the St. Lawrence, and in natural loveliness they 
certainly rival them. Marquette Island, the 
largest, contains nearly three thousand acres, 
and from this they vary in size down to a 
single rock rising above the water. The 
narrow channels between this labyrinth of 
islands are undoubtedly the best fishing waters 
in the whole country. Mackinaw trout, pick- 
erel, muskallonge, pike, perch, bass of the 
gamiest and largest varieties, fairly swarm in 
all directions, giving new zest to the most 
skillful and experienced angler. 

These Islands are the camping grounds of a 
number of important clubs. Boats, bait and 
guides, in addition to other needed accom- 
modations for tourists or visitors, will be found 
on the islands. 

SAULT STE. MARIE. 

One of the most delightful excursions from 
Mackinac which may be taken any day during 
the season, on the fine steamers of the Delta 
Transportation Company, is up the Sault Ste. 
Marie to the town of the same name. The 
river is sixty-two miles long and is almost 
entirely shut in by high hills covered by the 
primeval forests. It is one succession of 
beautiful straits and broad lakes, forming a 
panorama of enchanting views with the many 
islands mirrored in the clear, rapid river. The 
traveler compares the St. Mary's to the Hud- 
son and other well-known rivers of romantic 



SUMMER RESORTS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, 



beauty. The village or city of Sault Ste. 
Marie lies on the west bank of the river, just 
below the famous government ship canal 
built for the purpose of passing the rapids. 
In the short distance of two miles the river 
falls nineteen feet, and these rapids are the 
cause of much curiosity and awe; to shoot 
them in an Indian canoe is an experience 
never to be forgotten. 

The old lock built thirty years ago by the 
State of Michigan is five hundred and fifteen 
feet long and eighty feet wide, and navigable 
for craft drawing sixteen feet of water; but 
the vast commercial interests of the United 
States made it apparent that it was a work the 
Government must control. 



The United States is now enlarging the canal 
at an expense of five millions of dollars, and 
the new lock will be eight hundred feet long, 
one hundred feet wide, navigable for boats 
drawing twenty feet of water, and when 
finished will be the largest granite reservoir 
on the globe. 

This magnificent lock, together with the 
many other attractions to be found here, makes 
a visit to the "Soo" of the utmost interest. 
The town is of considerable commercial im- 
portance and is rapidly growing. The hotel 
accommodations are all that can be desired. 
Travelers wishing to return more quickly than 
by the water route can reach Mackinac via St. 
Ignace by rail in about four hours. 



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BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF MACKINAC ISLAND— UNITED STATES NATIONAL PARK. 



1 


Fort Mackinac 5 


Skull Cave. 


9 


Cliffs. 


2 


Fort Holmes. 6 


Quarry, 1 780. 


10 


Arch Rock. 


3 


Catholic Cemetery 7 


Limekiln, 1780. 


11 


Sugar Loaf. 


4 


Military Cemetery. 8 


Robinson's Folly. 


12 


Skull Rock. 



13 Battlefield, 1814. 17 Devil's Kitchen. 21 Steamer and Ferry Whtrf 

14 Scott's Cave. 18 Pontiac's Lookout. 22 The Grand Hotel. 

13 British Landing. 19 Obelisk. 23 Les Cheneaux Islands. 

16 Lover's Leap. 20 Old Indian Burying Ground. 24 McGulpin's Point. 



EETOSKEY 



The August heat was rising fast 
As from his home a pilgrim passed, 
Who waved, at parting, twice and thrice, 
A 'kerchief bearing strange device — 
" Petoskey!" 

His eyes were dim, his nose below 
Was burnished red and full of woe; 
A quick, involuntary wheeze 
Condensed his watchword to a sneeze — 
" Petoskey! " 

His smarting eyes; with loving light 
Dwelt on his home, — a pleasant sight; 
Then, as he faced the cool, clear north, 
Again that mystic word broke forth — 
" Petoskev! " 



" O stay! " his weeping wife had said, 
" And let me soothe your fevered head." 
A scalding tear ran down his nose 
And hoarse and faint his answer rose — 
" Petoskey! " 

" O stay," said his better half, " with me, 
And take a cup of boneset tea; 
You have a dreadful cold, I'm sure;" 
But still he gasped the only cure — 
" Petoskey! " 

"Beware the forest's tangled snares! 
Beware the wildcats, wolves and bears!' 
As thro' the dark the headlight glowed, 
A voice replied, far up the road — 
" Petoskey! " 



And now his eyes are good as new; 
His nose has gained its normal hue; 
He joins his brethren in a cheer, 
They shout their watchword far and near ■ 
" Petoskev! " 



This famous Summer Resort has, in the last 
twelv^e years, acquired a more than national 
reputation, so that people use the expression 
"Up to Petoskey" as though it included the 
whole resort region of Northern Michigan. 

It is situated on the south side of Little 
Traverse Bay, which is six miles long and 
about nine miles wide. The bay is enclosed 
by table lands or higher hills that approach 
the water in a succession of terraces, forming 
a natural amphitheatre where Petoskey is 



located, so that the city commands a fine view 
of the lake, bay and opposite shore. 

The town has grown astonishingly and it is 
now the largest, busiest and most important 
place in the northern part of the State. 

The prevailing winds are from the lake, 
always cool and fresh, which, together with 
the health-giving atmosphere, water of crystal 
purity, the invigorating days and refreshing 
nights, all combine to make this region a 
natural sanitarium. To breathe this marvelous 



SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, 



air is better than all the drugs and medicines, 
and is a certain relief and speedy cure for 
asthma and hay fev^er. Those who come here 
once are sure to come again. In fact a national 
association of hay fever sufferers holds a con- 
vention at Petoskey each year, and its mem- 
bers unite in advising all suffering from this 
4istressing malady to come to Petoskey and 
be cured. 

The accommodations for guests are superior 
both in extent and character. Besides the 
well known Arlington (and what visions of 
comfort and good service that name recalls) 
are other hotels first-class in every respect. 
Petoskey affords almost endless amusement 
and recreation for summer visitors. The daily 
excursions, splendid sailing, capital boating, 
dancing, bowling, tennis, bathing, fishing and 
gathering agates fill out the days and make 
them pass like a dream. A daily newspaper 
is published here during the resort season, 
called the Daily Resorter, which is devoted to 
the interest of Petoskey and Northern Michi- 
gan in general. 

AGATE GATHERING 

is a favorite occupation with all who visit the 
shores of Little Traverse Bay. The bed of 
the lake or bay is composed of what is known 
as agatized coral, and the action of the water 
breaks off small fragments and tosses them up 
on the shore. Several lapidists make polish- 
ing these specimens a lucrative business, for 
everyone must take home something of this 
kind as souvenirs for themselves and friends. 
Gathering pine needles may be said to rival 
the agate-seeking with ladies and children, 
and the fragrant pine, made into beautiful pil- 
lows, miles from the spot where it is gathered. 



often "bring back to memory days of long 
ago," and of the happy time when we, with 
Nature, kept a holiday. 

BAY VIEW. 

Bay View is situated on the Grand Rapids 
& Indiana Railroad, one mile north of Petos- 
key, and is growing in fame and popularity 
every year. It is the property of the Michigan 
Camp Ground Association of the M. E. 
Church, and an annual meeting is held every 
summer, in the months of July and August. 

The grounds contain three hundred and sixty 
acres; over three hundred cottages nestle in 
the terraced groves, and from every piazza 
may be seen a view of the beautiful bay, whose 
cool, invigorating breezes bring restful pleasure 
to those tired of the harassing labors, the 
wearying cares, the grime and toil or the con- 
ventionalities of city life. 

The Assembly, which meets here every year, 
is an aggregation of summer schools, and is 
in charge of leaders and faculties drawn from 
the best schools, colleges and pulpits in the 
land. Its departments are in session three or 
four weeks, and are of incalculable benefit to 
those in attendance. The members of the 
Assembly congratulate themselves on having 
one of the finest buildings for a summer school 
in the West. 

The Association has a good hotel for mem- 
bers and the general public; it has also pro- 
vided a fine system of water-works and 
sewers. 

HARBOR SPRINGS. 

Harbor Springs, formerly called Little 
Traverse, in point of antiquity and historical 
interest is second only to Mackinac. Frag- 
ments of ancient pottery found here point to a 



SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



time still more remote when this spot was an 
important stopping place for that mysterious 
race — the mound-builders. It was probably 
on their route from Mexico to Lake Superior 
and the copper mines, and for generations it 



was a favorite camp ground for the Indians. 
The town is situated on a fine harbor separated 
from Lake Michigan by a narrow peninsula 
projecting into the bay, inclosing a land-locked 
inner bay a mile long and one-half mile in 




GRAND HOTEL, MACKINAC ISLAND. 



width. The name is particularly appropriate, 
for along the water front are numerous springs 
of the coolest and purest water, besides its 
beine the best harbor on the Great Lakes. 



One of the most prominent and interesting 
buildings, which visitors always go to see, is 
the old Church of the Holy Infancy of the 
Ottawa Mission, built about a hundred years 



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SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



ago. This mission was founded by Pere Mar- 
quette two hundred years ago. 

No sketch of Harbor Springs, however 
slight, would be complete without some allu- 
sion to Margaret Boyd. She is an Ottawa 
Indian woman, older than this century, famous 
in local history and song, and her works for 
the church, translating its books into the 
Indian language, have been of much import- 
ance. Margaret lives in a comfortable house 
at the foot of the bluffs, where she welcomes 
visitors, sells them bead work of her own 
making, and entertains them with thrilling 
stories of the remote past. 

HARBOR POINT. 

Adjoining the village of Harbor Springs on 
the southwest is the beautiful resort. Harbor 
Point, which nature and art have combined to 
make attractive, homelike and healthful. It 
comprises some fifty acres jutting out into the 
bay and gradually narrowing to the width of 
a few rods. There is a light-house situated at 
the extreme point. Clusters of cottages with 
fanciful and bright-colored roofs rise to the 
summits of the natural terraces, the noble 
background of dark green cedars, pines and 
hemlocks throwing out in bold relief the 
dwellings on their slopes. Beyond the Point 
is the bay, ever beautiful, " Whate'er its moods 
may picture," and further to the west the eye 
rests on the broad expanse of Lake Michigan. 
There is a carefully managed hotel with capa- 
city for five hundred guests, and in addition 
to the unrivaled boating and bathing, specially 
safe because the bay is land-locked, ample 
and varied amusements are provided. The 
mail, railroad, telephone, telegraph and ferry- 
boat facilities are all that can be desired. 



WE-QUE-TON-SING. 

" 'Twas 'We-que-ton-sing,' when the red man's tongue 

Long years ago its sylvan beauty sung; 

And we, successors to the wood and wave, 

Repeat the word, and while we lounge or lave, 

Thank some old minstrel of the fated race 

For its rare euphony and rustic grace; 

Its sweet suggestiveness of all that's best 

In calm retirement and refreshing rest. 

A welcome shelter 'neath the looming lee, 

Land-locked and safe against the threat'ning sea, 

This little one within the broader bay, 

(Such is the meaning, as the wise ones say,) 

And this to us who here our sails have furled, 

Is ' We-que-ton-sing,' in the wide, wide world." 

Still another association resort is to be 
found about a mile east of Harbor Springs 
and seven miles by rail from Petoskey, which 
bears the name the Indians gave the harbor, 
We-que-ton-sing (Harbor of Rest, or Quiet 
Harbor). From this point a fine view is 
obtained of Harbor Springs, Harbor Point, Bay 
View and Petoskey, the open, ever-changing 
bay, and, beyond, the great lake stretching 
away to the horizon. By many We-que-ton- 
sing is considered the most charming spot on 
the bay, and it is truly a paradise for children. 

That it is rapidly growing in favor is evinced 
by the number of new and elegant cottages 
erected the past summer. A much needed 
assembly hall has been completed for ser- 
vices, entertainments, etc. The hotel has been 
enlarged and improved. As the railroad runs 
in the rear of the grounds, the resortershave 
the benefit of hourly trains as well as the 
steamers which touch at the pier going both 

ways. 

CHARLEVOIX. 

This town is eighteen miles from Petoskey 

and is situated on the high bluffs overlooking 

Lake Michigan and on each side of Pine 



SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, 



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River. Steamers ply daily between Petoskey 
and Charlevoix, and it is one of the pleasant- 
est water trips on the coast. 

Round Lake, a park-like water space of 
about thirty acres, is between the large lake 



and Pine Lake, and upon the shores of these 
lakes are situated the popular Chicago and 
Charlevoix resorts. The combined charms 
of air, scenery and recreation attract many 
summer visitors, outside of the cottage own- 




THE ARLINGTON HOTEL, PETOSKEY, MICH. 



ers, and they are sure to find good hotel 
accommodations, pleasant surroundings, a 
healthful and invigorating climate, and a 
cordial hospitality. The country about is 
renowned for its fishing grounds. 



Pine Lake is twenty miles long, and at its 
farthest end receives the Jordan ' River, the 
best known trout stream in Michigan. The 
Boyne, scarcely less famous, also empties into 
this lake. 



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SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



In their season Pine Lake and the many 
neighboring lakes abound with pike, pickerel, 
black bass and muskallonge, affording great 
sport to those who prefer larger game than 
trout. Steamers make frequent trips through 
Pine Lake, making all the favorite points easily 
accessible. 

BATHING AT ODEN. 

Eight miles from Petoskey, upon Crooked 
Lake, is situated the little hamlet of Oden. 
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Com- 
pany has had twelve acres cleared between 
the railroad and the lake shore, making one of 
the finest camp and picnic grounds in the 
vicinity of Petoskey. A large portion of the 
lake is shallow, so that the water becomes 
warmer than in most of these northern lakes, 
and being so near Petoskey insures its per- 
manence as a bathing resort. Commodious 
bath-houses have been provided and fast trains 
run every two hours. No better bathing short 
of actual surf-bathing can be found anywhere. 

THE INLAND ROUTE. 

One of the most novel and altogether 
delightful excursions from Petoskey is through 
the so-called Inland Route. Leaving Petoskey 
by rail to Oden, thence, on one of the Inland 
Company's steamers, through Crooked Lake, 
Crooked River, Burt Lake, Indian River, 
Mullet Lake and Cheboygan River to Cheboy- 
gan; thence to Point aux Pins, on Bois Blanc 
Island, and up Lake Huron and the Straits to 
Mackinac Island. 



Two elegant new steamers, the "Romeo" 
and "Juliet," have been put on this route, and 
daily trips are made during the season. 
Crooked Lake is five miles long, with good 
bass fishing and delightful spots for camping. 
Crooked River is no misnomer, for it is full of 
quick turns and abrupt angles, and part of the 
way travelers may pick branches from the 
trees on either side; thus winding on for 
seven miles we reach Burt Lake. This lake 
is ten miles long and five wide. Passing 
through this lovely wood -encircled lake, 
Indian River, with its sinuous but wider and 
swifter channel than Crooked River, brings us 
to Mullet Lake, the largest and most import- 
ant of the inland chain. Mullet Lake is 
twelve miles long and from five to eight miles 
in width; the shores present a wild rugged- 
ness of outline. It is full of fish, and its 
borders abound with game. 

The total distance of this Inland Route is 
forty-five miles; easily traversed in one day, 
but delightful to the hunter or lover of nature 
to linger near for weeks, with its varied 
attractions and picturesque scenery. 

The shores of these lakes and the banks of 
the rivers are high and free from malaria. 

Point aux Pins' Cottage Resort, which is 
reached by these steamers, is situated on 
the south slope of Bois Blanc Island nearly 
opposite Cheboygan, and consists of numerous 
pretty cottages, well shaded avenues and 
parks. " The Pines," a new hotel, furnishes 
accommodations for guests at moderate rates. 



Grand Traverse^ay. 



Twenty-six miles from the main line of the 
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, reached by 
the Traverse City branch from Walton Junc- 
tion, is TRAVERSE CITY, a delightful town 
of 4,000 population, situated at the head of the 
far-famed Grand Traverse Bay. As the train 
sweeps out of the woods and around the curve, 
and the wide expanse of blue water, with its 
forest-covered hills, of shores stretching out 
to the far horizon line, open before us, a 
breath of pure cool air from the north sweeps 
in at the windows, and an involuntary exclama- 
tion of delight and admiration bursts from the 
lips. The great, clean, bright village of Tra- 
verse City presents its charms, and they are 
appreciated, but the bay soon comes to the 
front again, and fascinates and draws the new- 
comer with an inexpressible charm. 

Aside from the attractions Traverse City 
possesses as the commercial and social head- 
quarters of the Grand Traverse Region, and 
the possessor of an exceptionally good hotel, 
it is surrounded on every side with remarkably 
fine wagon roads and rich fruit farms, whose 
products are the admiration of the world. 
Connected with all the resorts on the bay by 
four daily lines of steam craft, it is no wonder 
that summer visitors find much to interest 
them in Traverse City. 

Six miles northwest of Traverse City is Carp 
Lake, a beautiful sheet of water, teeming with 



the different varieties of game fish. A steam 
yacht runs across the lake to PROVEMONT, 
a charming resort regularly patronized by 
some of the highest officials in Uncle Sam's 
service. 

Twenty miles north of Traverse City, on the 
west side of the west arm of Grand Traverse 
Bay, is OMENA, formerly known as New Mis- 
sion. The natural geographical and climatic 
advantages of Omena Heights as a summer 
resort are unsurpassed by any place in the 
country, and have long been appreciated, but 
not until the season of 1889 has any real 
effort been made to develop the place and 
afford accommodation to the public. 

The Omena Hotel Association purchased 
the entire grounds known as the " New Mis- 
sion Farm," comprising some 600 acres of 
beautiful high and rolling ground, with an 
orchard of 3,000 fruit trees, beautiful maple 
groves and many romantic walks and drives. 
The company have divided a portion of their 
grounds into village lots which will be sold 
at reasonable prices to acceptable persons 
who desire to erect summer cottages them- 
selves, to afford home-like retreats where, 
meals can be furnished at, or by the Hotel, 
as desired. 

Omena is reached from Cincinnati by the 
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad to Traverse 
City in eighteen hours (fare, S17.CO for the 



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SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



round trip), and by steamer to Omena (two 
hours' delightful boat ride on Grand Traverse 
Bay to Omena dock), fare Si.oo round trip. 

A half dozen miles further north is the 
pleasant village of NORTH PORT, which has 
ample hotel accommodations and possesses 
many points of interest. 

On the opposite side of the bay, about 
eight miles from Traverse City, situated on 
the famous Peninsula, which contains many 
fruit farms of national repute, is TRAVERSE 
POINT, a narrow neck of land about a mile 
long and a quarter of a mile wide, forming the 
western shore of Bower's Harbor. This resort 
was not open to the general public until the 
summer of 1889, but its commodious hotel 
and handsome cottages bespeak a hearty wel- 
come. 

Adjoining Traverse Point on the north is 
the resort recently founded by the State Con- 
vention of Universalists, which is already 
dotted with cottages, and is destined to take 
rank with the Methodist and Presbyterian 
resorts on Little Traverse Bay. 

On the east side of the Peninsula, and 
about six miles north of the Traverse Point 
and Universalist resorts, is OLD MISSION, one 
of the oldest resorts in the State, having been 
patronized by summer tourists as long ago as 
i860. Two commodious boarding places 
afford plenty of accommodations. 

Southeast of Old Mission, on the opposite 
side of the East Bay, is ELK RAPIDS, a thriv- 
ing village of 1,500 people, the location of an 
enormous blast furnace and the largest wood 
alcohol works in the world. Good fishing is 
to be had within convenient distance, and 
delightful canoe or steam-boat trips can be 



taken through Elk, Round, Torch and Inter- 
mediate Lakes, which are connected by 
streams of unexampled beauty. 

HEALTH IS WEALTH. 

The entire western coast of Michigan, from 
Traverse City to the Straits of Mackinac, is 
the grand sanitarium for hay fever sufferers; 
better than all the physician's prescriptions in 
the world. The health-giving air, laden with 
piney odors, is both healing and exhilarating, 
and also a cure for asthma, malaria, dyspepsia 
and other kindred diseases, as well as for hay 
fever. To the tired brain and over-worked 
muscle, the first impression, in this enchanting 
region, is that of rest — perfect repose of mind 
and body ; but ere long one is surprised to find 
himself entering into gay amusements and 
excursions with a zest and energy he had not 
supposed himself capable of enjoying. 

The curative effect of the pure, bright air 
is felt at once, and with gay indifference he 
looks back on all the old ailments and anxi- 
eties. If you doubt this statement, come and 
try it for yourself. 

"THE FISHING LINE." 

Those who have enjoyed the rare sport to 
be found in fishing in Western Michigan, have 
appropriately named the Grand Rapids & In- 
diana Railroad " The Fishing Line." Such is 
the abundance and variety of fish to be found 
that Michigan is the rival of Maine in this 
respect. The gamy, speckled trout, the cel- 
ebrated grayling, the black bass, the muskal- 
longe, together with many other varieties, are 
to be found for the seeking. 

For many years to come this entire region 
will be one of the finest, also one of the most 



SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 



15 



accessible, game preserves in the land, and 
winter sportsmen will enjoy a few weeks as 
thoroughly in these forests as the skillful an- 
gler and pleasure-seeker in the summer. Bear, 
deer and the smaller game are plentiful be- 
tween Reed City and Mackinac and through- 
out the Upper Peninsula. Water-fowl are 
found in abundance in the many lakes and 
streams. It is the " Happy Hunting Grounds" 
—a land of fin, fur and feather. 

EASILY REACHED. 

The topographical map on the cover, and 
the map showing the Grand Rapids & Indiana 
Railroad and its connections, give the "Word 



to the Wise" as to the best route for reaching 
these delightful spots. 

In the summer season the tourist can take 
through Buffet Sleeping Cars, without change, 
from the Pennsylvania Station, Cincinnati, to 
Mackinaw City, the journey being made in 
but twenty hours. From Chicago through 
Sleeping Cars are run to Mackinac via the 
Michigan Central and Grand Rapids & Indiana 
Railroads. As every east and west thorough- 
fare north of the Ohio River crosses the 
Grand Rapids & Indiana, close connections 
and unexcelled accommodations are furnished 
tourists or resorters from all sections of the 
country. 




LIST OF HOTELS AT THE VARIOUS RESORTS ON THE LINE OF THE 
SHOWING LOCATION, TERMS, CAPACITY. ETC. 



Name of Hotel. 



Grand . . 

Astor House 

Island House 

Mission House 

The New Mackinac 

The New Murray 

Lake V'iew 

Palmer House 

Lozon House 

Grand Central 

The Sherwood 

Everett House 

Dunham House 

The Wentworth 

Mercier House 

Park House 

Arlington Hotel 

Cushman House 

Occidental Hotel 

Clifton House 

National House 

Exchange Hotel 

Pacific Hotel 

Cass House 

Park Hotel 

Bay Shore Hotel 

Bay View Hotel 

Howard Hotel 

Boyne Falls Hotel 

Boarding House 

Commercial Hotel 

Pine Lake Hotel 

United States Hotel.... 

Park Place Hotel 

Occidental Hotel 

Central Hotel 

Boardman River Hotel. 

National Hotel 

Front Street Hotel 

Lake View House 

Hughes House 

Hedden House 

The Leelanau 

Fountain Point Hotel.. 
Fountain City House... 

The Kensington 

Resort Hotel 

The Elliott 

The Marquette 

New Clifton 

The Summit 

The Brunswick 

The Iroquois 

Chippewa Hotel 

Excnange Hotel 

The Pines 



Where Located. 



Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

Mackinac Island, Mich 

St. Ignace, Mich 

St. Ignace, Mich 

St. Ignace, Mich 

Mackinaw City, Mich 

Mackinaw City, Mich 

Mackinaw City, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Petoskey, Mich 

Bay View, Mich 

Bay View, Mich 

Boyne Falls, Mich 

Boyne Falls, Mich 

Boyne City, Mich 

Boyne City, Mich 

Boyne City, Mich 

Traverse City, Mich 

Traverse City, Mich 

Traverse City, Mich 

Traverse City, Mich 

Traverse City, Mich 

Traverse City, Mich 

Elk Rapids, Mich 

Elk Rapids, Mich 

Old Mission, Mich., near Traverse City 

Omena, Mich 

Carp Lake, Mich . , near Traverse City 

Charlevoix, Mich 

Harbor Springs. Mich 

Harbor Point, Mich 

Les Cheneaux Islands, Mich 

Marquette, Mich 

Marquette, Mich 

Marquette, Mich 

Marquette, Mich 

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich 

Sault .Ste. Marie, Mich 

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich , 

Pointe Aux Pins, Bois Blanc Island 



Proprietor or Manager. 



J. R. Hayes 

j. F. Cable 

Mrs. H. Van Allen 
Mrs. E. A. Franks. 

F. R. Emerick 

D. Murray 

C. C. Cable 

Jollie& Bird 

A. Lozon... 

C. J. Louisignaw. . 



J.R. Hayes 

Cushman & Judson. 

G. B. Sumner 

J. A. C. Rowan 

J. G. Braun 

L. A. Labodie 

D. Hastings 

C. Van Leuven 

L. S. Davis 

L. A. Curtis 

G. W. Childs 



D. S. Judd 

Jno. Hunt 

W.j. Lewis .... 

A.J.Hall 

S. B. Thatcher . 
W. O. Holden.. 
J. R. Gowdy — 
Jas. F. Powers. . 
T. G. Shilson... 

C. C. Maes 

Jno. Kelly 

F. J. Lewis 

E. W. Benient.. 
George Hedden. 

S. A. Keyes 

L. N. Fowler . . . 

O. H. Ball 

A. A. Bleazby.. 



R. Fickling... 
C. E. Deane.. 
W. H. Volk... 
J B.Taylor .. 
Dan Sullivan. 
Smith Bros. . . 
H. P. Smith.. 
F. B. Atwood. 



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